The benevolent banner., 1887-09-03

| uays OF extreme neat III summer and
to few days of cold in winter, the
climate Of Kansas is equable and sa-
lubrious. No epidemic sickness has
ever been known among her people,
while the terrible scourge OF the East,
consumption, is of unknown origin.
and instances Of extreme longevity
are subjects of remark the country
oyer,
AS site for all inland city, Topeka
is most fortunate. People who have
not seen the Typographical beauties
Of Kansas, can have but faint con
coption Of the general picturesque
ness Of many Of her towns and cities;
among them all Topeka stands un-
rivaled. This fact, together with her
many social, religious and literary
advantages, are perhaps the greatest
magnets III attracting the thousands
who annually come and establish their
permanent homes with us.
MANUFACTURING
In the rush and swirl Of business,
in the excitement of real estate specu-
latiOn, the advancement of values fol-
lowing the rapid increase of popula-
ton, and the eagerness of our incom-
ing population to secure themselves
homes, we are likely to lose sight of
those interests which are the real
foundation upon which all true and
permanent prosperity is built; while
the eager multitude of emigrants are
pouring into our State, possessing
themselves of our beautiful prairie
farms, and securing themselves homes
in our cities, and while the stern cap
italist wisely invests his boarded
means in State growing rapidly in
wealth, and among a prosperous
people, we are, as communities, prone
to overestimate our advantages, and
expand values beyond safe and
healthy limit.
The beautiful capital city Of Kal
sas is just now throbbing with the
excitement attendant upon the rapid
growth and prosperous times, While
Topeka has many advantages, having
building site unsurpassed on the
continent for Typographical beauty
and fitness. by natural drainage, for
he's lthy surroundings, with easy un-
dulations, rendering grading compar-
atively Inexpensive; with a river
passing through the city, giving
sure source of water supply, Being
the capital Of the State, with four
great trunk lines centering here: the
general offices and extensive shops of
the vast system of roads controlled
by the A. T. & S. +. r. r. Co.; the
general offices Of the Crock Island'
western system; with a number Of
State and educational institutions 10
Gated in and around the city; still to
continue prosperous, and maintain
our supremacy as the capital and
metropolitan city of the State, it is
necessary to supplement our efforts
TO make these advantages known, by
making known also, the present and
prospective advantages of our city
for the establishment and mainten-
ance of manufacturing industries. 1t
is by the multiplying of every depart
ment Of home industry, in bringing
the artisan, manufacturer and farmer
into close contact with each other,
that we can expect continuance of
our prosperity and accelerate our
progress.
The lines of commerce are now fast
shifting Manufacturing interests
are leaving old established locations
i'll the East and becoming identified
with the growing, great West. 1t is
fast dawning upon the minds of the
people Of this great West, that the
products Of their wheat, corn and
cotton fields should not be transpor'
ted one or two thousand miles, to ex-
change for manufactured articles,
which ought to be fabricated at home.
The establishment of large cotton
mills in the Southern States, the open
ire Of their iron mines, and establish
ment Of numerous and costly plants
for converting the ore to iron and
steel, has awakened the South TO in
dustrial life. SO throughout the
great and growing West, we feel the
impulse Of necessity to bring the pro
ducer aud manufacturer together.
Why should we send our hides .